Two new ambulances procured and delivered for improved emergency services
Lodwar- November 26, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) To strengthen referral and emergency services, the Department for Health and Sanitation has received the two recently procured ambulances, to improve and expand access to emergency services across the county. Procured at Shs 34 million in the last financial year, these emergency vehicles are equipped with […]
New lifesaving kits to boost maternal and newborn care in Turkana
Lodwar – November 25, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) To strengthen maternal and newborn health outcomes in Turkana County, the Department of Health and Sanitation has received a donation of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) kits from UNFPA and Amref Health Africa. Representing the Directorate of Preventive and Promotive Services, James Lobokan, Director […]
Multi-agency visit Turkana for Food Systems Resilience learning
Lodwar – November 25, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) A multi-agency team of officers from the World Bank, National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and the State Department of Social Protection has begun a four-day tour of Turkana to learn from World Food Programme (WFP) interventions on economic inclusion of communities experiencing the impacts of […]
Turkana Central medical team reviews 2025 performance
Lodwar – November 24, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) At least 52 health facility in-charges from Tukana Central’s levels two, three four facilities, the Lodwar County Referral Hospital, and both sub-county and county health management teams, met to review health indicators and assess their 2025 performance against previously set targets. The meeting was to […]
Turkana De-Risking project links livestock associations to markets
Lodwar – November 24, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The De-Risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economic (DRIVE) project in Turkana has brought together leaders of Livestock Marketing Associations (LMAs) across the county for a capacity building training, aimed at linking them to markets, locally and beyond Turkana. The 30 leaders of LMAs […]
Implementation of SCORE II project begins in Turkana
Lodwar – November 21, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government in collaboration with Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is set to kick-off the implementation of the Strengthening County Resilience against WASH-related Climate Crisis in Turkana (SCORE II) project, which began in July 2025. This is a UNICEF-led project funded by the Korea International Corporation Agency […]
Newly appointed KISEDP directors inducted
Lodwar – November 22, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The recently appointed directors serving the Kalobeyei Intergrated Socio-Economic Plan (KISEDP) have undergone an induction aimed at strengthening their capacity to implement the program’s mandate. Facilitated by the county government in collaboration with UNHCR, and the Department of Refugee Services (DRS), this exercise brought together […]
Turkana moves to digital mapping of tourism products
Lodwar- November 21, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) The Directorate of Tourism, in partnership with the State Department for Tourism and Wildlife, held a joint meeting aimed to identify, document, map of unique tourism products through a standardized digital database.The consultative meeting brought together technical officers and sector experts to establish a unified methodology […]
County, local banks train saccos on access of finance for Agriculture
Lokichar, 21st November 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations) At least 19 cooperatives in Turkana have benefitted from a three-day training to boost their capacity to support agricultural activities through extending credit and saving services to farmers. The training, courtesy of the County Government and local banks, forms part of the larger goal to build […]
Turkana health teams adopt smart vaccine monitoring to improve outcomes
Kakuma – November 19, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) At least 48 healthcare workers from Turkana Central and West sub-counties have been sensitized on inventory management, temperature monitoring, and real-time oversight of the cold chain in their facilities. This forms part of the county government’s ongoing efforts to enhance vaccination services and reduce defaulter […]